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Kreisliga Südwest
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The Kreisliga Südwest (English: District league Southwest) was the highest association football league in the German state of Baden from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Bezirksliga Württemberg-Baden in 1923.
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Predecessor
From 1907, four regional leagues were formed within the structure of the Southern German football championship, in a move to improve the organisation of football in Southern Germany, these being:
- Ostkreis-Liga, covering Bavaria
- Nordkreis-Liga, covering Hesse
- Südkreis-Liga, covering Württemberg, Baden and Alsace
- Westkreis-Liga, covering the Palatinate, Lorraine and the southern Rhine Province
In 1908, a first Südkreis-Liga (English: Southern District League) was established, consisting of ten clubs and playing a home-and-away season.[1] With the outbreak of the First World War, league football came to a halt and, during the war, games were only played on a limited level.
Post-First World War
With the collapse of the German Empire in 1918, no Württemberg championship was played in 1918-19 but football returned to a more organised system in 1919.
Southern Germany, now without the Alsace region, which had to be returned to France, was sub-divided into ten Kreisligas, these being:
- Kreisliga Hessen
- Kreisliga Nordbayern
- Kreisliga Nordmain
- Kreisliga Odenwald
- Kreisliga Pfalz
- Kreisliga Saar
- Kreisliga Südbayern
- Kreisliga Südmain
- Kreisliga Südwest
- Kreisliga Württemberg
The Südkreis-Liga was split into three regional competitions, Württemberg, Odenwald and Südwest, each with ten clubs.[2] The three league winners advanced to the Southern championship. This system applied for the 1919-20 and 1920-21 season.[3]
In 1921-22, the Kreisliga Südwest was split into two groups of eight, increasing the number of tier-one clubs in the region to 16. The two league winners then played a final to determine the Südwest champion, which in turn advanced to a Baden-Württemberg championship final against the Württemberg champion. The Odenwald champion was not part of this series but rather played a Rhine championship.[4] This "watering down" of Südwest football lasted for only one season, in 1922-23, the number of top clubs was reduced to eight clubs in a single division, with a Baden-Württemberg final against the Württemberg champion once more.[5]
In 1923, a league reform which was decided upon in Darmstadt, Hesse, established the Southern German Bezirksligas which were to replace the Kreisligas.[6] The best four teams each from the Südwest and Württemberg were admitted to the new Bezirksliga Württemberg-Baden. The four clubs from the Südwest were:
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National success
The clubs from the Kreisliga Südwest were not particularly successful in this era and none managed to qualify for the German championship.
Baden-Württemberg championship
Played in 1922 and 1923, these were the finals:
- 1922:
- Südwest final: Karlsruher FV - Phönix Karlsruhe 2-2 / 3-2
- Baden-Württemberg final: Sportfreunde Stuttgart - Karlsruher FV 1-0 / 1-1
- 1923:
- Baden-Württemberg final: 1. FC Pforzheim - Stuttgarter Kickers 3-0 / 1-1
Southern German championship
Qualified teams and their success:
- 1920:
- Freiburger FC, Semi-finals
- 1921:
- 1. FC Pforzheim, Semi-finals
- 1922:
- Karlsruher FV, not qualified
- 1923:
- 1. FC Pforzheim, 4th place
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Winners and runners-up of the Kreisliga Südwest
| Season | North | Runner-Up |
| 1919–20 | Freiburger FC | 1. FC Pforzheim |
| 1920–21 | 1. FC Pforzheim | Freiburger FC |
| 1921–22 | Karlsruher FV | Phönix Karlsruhe |
| 1922–23 | 1. FC Pforzheim | Freiburger FC |
Placings in the Kreisliga Südwest 1919-23
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